HTA Codes of Practice and Standards

In combination, this Code and the sector-specific Codes aim to provide anyone undertaking activities relevant to each sector with a reference source which gives practical advice on the minimum steps necessary to comply with the relevant legislation and HTA policy.

Our suite of Codes were published in April 2017, which was the last major review of the documents since 2009.

• they reflect our current interpretation of the law and regulatory practice;
• the Standards are fit for purpose; and
• the Codes and Standards make our regulatory requirements clear, while minimising regulatory burden where possible.

The HTA's Code of Practice for organ donation to support the Human Transplantation (Wales) Act 2013 was unaffected by the 2017 review.

Read the updated Codes and Standards below:

		Code A: Guiding principles and the fundamental principle of consent
Code B: Post-mortem examination		Code B: Post-mortem examination Standards and guidance		Code C: Anatomical examination		Code C: Anatomical examination Standards and guidance
Code D: Public Display		Code D: Public Display Standards and guidance		Code E: Research		Code E: Research Standards and guidance
Code F: Donation of solid organs and tissue for transplantation		Code G: Donation of allogenic bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells for transplantation				Code of Practice on the Human Transplantation (Wales) Act 2013
						Download the Code in Welsh here

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding our Codes of Practice and Standards.